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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -- The season hadn't even ended before NASCAR's top executives were previewing 2013, the new ''Gen 6'' cars and elements of a five-year industry ''action plan'' designed to engage and excite fans.
The season ended with a celebratory final image of fresh-faced champion Brad Keselowski, drunk on the combination of his sponsor's beer and the joy of giving team owner Roger Penske his first championship. And the days since Sunday's finale have been a coming out party for the 28-year-old from suburban Detroit, who is all over the television dial smoothly shilling for NASCAR.
It's a reprieve from the bad news: ESPN's ratings from the race at Homestead-Miami Speedway were down 25 percent from last year's race, the most-viewed in network history. Ratings were down or flat for all 10 Chase for the Sprint Cup championship races this season.
Why? Because the racing in 2012 was mostly forgettable, something chairman Brian France has tasked his entire competition department with fixing.
''The missing and final piece, which we're working on now, is to improve on the quality of racing,'' France said before Sunday's finale. ''Everyone knows a stated goal of ours is to have the closest, most competitive, tightest racing that we can. And that's what we're testing now.''

I think we are going to see some changes in Nascar next year. Like i said some of these races needed some competition cautions or something to make it more interesting. I agree with MarkieMark about the tires and down force. Hopefully they can come up with something without making Nascar seem scripted.

I think we are going to see some changes in Nascar next year. Like i said some of these races needed some competition cautions or something to make it more interesting. I agree with MarkieMark about the tires and down force. Hopefully they can come up with something without making Nascar seem scripted.

And people thought Jimmie was dragging the ratings down lol.

Bruton Smith suggested the idea of competition cautions and people thought it was absurd. I'd be for it, have a 5 minute halftime where teams can come in adjust their cars and not lose positions, award some points at halfway and invert the field.

Bruton Smith suggested the idea of competition cautions and people thought it was absurd. I'd be for it, have a 5 minute halftime where teams can come in adjust their cars and not lose positions, award some points at halfway and invert the field.

I like the idea of competition cautions. Not really sure how i would feel about a halftime i guess it wouldn't be a bad idea. What do you mean inert the field? I want some changes but i don't want Nascar to completely change.

I like the idea of competition cautions. Not really sure how i would feel about a halftime i guess it wouldn't be a bad idea. What do you mean inert the field? I want some changes but i don't want Nascar to completely change.

That's figured but wasn't sure. Idk if i like the sound of that. You would have teams purposely ****ing up qualifying lol. I don't think they should invert the field. I want some changes but i don't want Nascar to look completely different.

That's figured but wasn't sure. Idk if i like the sound of that. You would have teams purposely ****ing up qualifying lol. I don't think they should invert the field. I want some changes but i don't want Nascar to look completely different.